The first details of the programming for the 2005-2006 season have been released. More details to come when an English language press release is issued.

The focus of the season is new choreography, with emphasis on Nordic choreographers.

Congratulations Bournonville August 21
Gala with guests from NYCB (Nikolaj Hubbe), the Royal Ballet(Johan Kobborg and Alina Cojacaru) and the American Ballet Theatre (Nina Ananiashvili and Julio Bocca). Also guests from the Bolshoi Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet.

Yuan Yuan Wang - 1990 graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy, 1995 BFA from same, 2002 MFA in dance from the California Institute of the Arts School of Dance in Los Angeles, 1995-1998 Instructor, Choreographer, and Faculty Member of the Beijing Dance Academy. 1998-2002 Choreographer for the National Ballet of China - Beijing. Choreographic awards from international ballet competitions in Paris, Moscow, Shanghai, and Jackson.

Several of the RDB dancers are involved in the Japan International Ballet Competition this week...

Soloist Susanne Grinder and Corps member Ulrik Birkkjaer have made it into round two. Soloist Yao Wei, who won a bronze medal in the 1999 Junior Competition is participating in the Super Gala tour of Japan (tour comprised of former medalists).

If you click on the results for round one, Ulrik is in the far right picture inset into the image of the dancers look at the results. I'm not sure who he is with - it doesn't look Susanne, but it could just be the picture.

I woud assume that they are performing something Bournonville - Flower Festival, La Sylphide, Kermesse in Bruge and Napoli are all among the variations allowed, and Susanne appears to be a 'La Sylphide' costume in the picture by her bio.

* Character dancers: Peter Bo Bendixen & Mette Bødtcher are new, Marianne Rindholt Balle, Christina Nilsson, Ulla Frederiksen and Ib Jeppsen are off the roster (there were an unusually large number of character dancers last year because of the Bouronnville rep). Jeppsen is now one of the stage managers.

* Principals: Peter Bo Bendixen is now a character dancer

* Soloists: no changes

* Corps: Frederik Farrington has left, Niels Balle has retired to teach, Mette Bødtcher has become a character dancer and Rebecca Labbe has joined. Labbe was trained at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and danced with Les Jeunes Ballet. Her bio is up on the Danish version of the site.

* Aspirants: Sebastian Kloborg and Maria Stokholm have joined the corps and Benjamin Nehammer has left. Birgitta Lawrence is the new 1st year aspirant.
Also, rather unusually, the company is taking two third year aspirants from outside the school - Iain Rowe and Lena Maria Gruber. Gruber comes from the Vienna Opera Ballet where she was an aspirant: http://www.ballettclub.at/Compagnie/Gruber.html I can't find any information on Rowe.

Kate

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In other news, Ulrik Wivel's short film "Jeg Dig Elsker', which looks at Nikolaj Hübbe coaching Mads Blangstrup, Gudrun Bojeson and Lis Jeppesen in "La Sylphide" in a very unique way, premiered on DR2 on August 22.

It's a spectacular film - blending reality and surreality - and even not understanding the Danish narration, I was touched by the dancing. Images and information in Danish are available at www.ulrikwivel.com

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